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Powell, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Powell, Lake: see Glen Canyon Dam. ...

Portage Lake

(Encyclopedia)Portage Lake, inlet of Keweenaw Bay, c.20 mi (32 km) long and 2 mi (3.2 km) wide, N Mich., indenting the southeast shore of Keweenaw peninsula. An old portage route connected it with Lake Superior, an...

Saranac Lake

(Encyclopedia)Saranac Lake, village (1990 pop. 5,377), Essex and Franklin counties, N N.Y., in the Adirondacks; settled c.1819 as a lumbering town, inc. 1892. It is a year-round resort community; tourism is the mai...

Pepin, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Pepin, Lake pĕpˈĭn, pĭpˈ– [key], a widening of the Mississippi River, 21 mi (34 km) long and c.3 mi (5 km) wide, SE Minn., between Wabasha and Red Wing; formed by a natural dam of silt dropped ...

Sistan Lake

(Encyclopedia)Sistan Lake: see Hamun-i-Helmand. ...

Owens Lake

(Encyclopedia)Owens Lake: see under Owens, river, California. ...

Reindeer Lake

(Encyclopedia)Reindeer Lake, one of the largest lakes in Canada, 2,467 sq mi (6,390 sq km), NE Sask. and NW Man. The Reindeer River drains it S to the Churchill River. The lake has many islands and is noted for its...

Regillus, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Regillus, Lake rĭjĭlˈəs [key], in ancient Latium, SE of Rome, possibly near Frascati. Traditionally it was the scene of a battle (499 or 496 b.c.) by which Rome gained supremacy in Latium. ...

Reelfoot Lake

(Encyclopedia)Reelfoot Lake, 20 mi (32 km) long, NW Tenn., near the Mississippi River; designated a national natural landmark by the National Park Service. It was formed when a depression created by earthquakes in ...
 

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